Holiday Hike Challenge

Name: Holiday Hike Challenge
Start: 2024-12-17T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-24T00:00:00-05:00
Location: 400 Ann St NW, Ste 102, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

Schedule

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024 at 12:00 am to Tue, 24 Dec, 2024 at 12:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

400 Ann St NW, Ste 102, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504 | Grand Rapids, MI

FIND A BOW, SNAP A PHOTO, WIN PRIZES!
This holiday season, busy elves from the Land Conservancy of West Michigan have hung a big red bow on one tree at a number of our nature preserves. If you find them, you have the chance to win some cool prizes!
HOW TO ENTER
• HIKE • Explore select LCWM nature preserves (listed below) any time between November 18 and December 31, 2024 and look for trees decorated with holiday bows! There is only one bow per nature preserve.
• SNAP • Take a photo with the decorated tree!
• SHARE • Post the photograph to Instagram and tag @naturenearby, or email the photo to [email protected] for a chance to win prizes! Correctly identify the tree species the bow is affixed to for an additional prize entry.
*Note: Your Instagram profile must be public for us to see and count your entries!
HOW TO WIN
Each holiday bow found enters you into a raffle to win prizes! This year, we have 3 grand prizes: one for the first person to visit all of our preserves, one for the first person to correctly identify the most trees, and one ‘bonus’ grand prize that will be raffled from Instagram entries (meaning that each time you find a bow & share it on Instagram, your name will be entered for this prize)!
If you don’t win one of these grand prizes, you will still be entered into our prize raffle! We have an incredible assortment of prizes this year, and every bow found and every correct tree ID counts as a submission.
RULES & GUIDELINES
• One photo submission per family per preserve
• Photo should clearly show the bow and the tag indicating the preserve name
• Submissions will be accepted starting at 12:00 am on November 18 through 11:59 pm on December 31
GROUP HIKES
This year, we are partnering with Joyful Wildcrafting to bring you group hikes at each of the preserves! These hikes are free of charge, and are an opportunity to search for bows and identify trees in community. Come by yourself, or bring a friend or your family on these excursions! See info below, or visit Joyful Wildcrafting's page for more information.
WHERE TO LOOK
There are bows on trees at each of the following preserves. Happy hunting!
Allegan County
Dune Pines Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/22/24 at 2:30pm
Kent County
Brower Lake Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/23/24 at 9:00am
Maas Family Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/23/24 at 10:30am
Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/24/24 at 2:00pm
The Highlands
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/29/24 at 10:30am
Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/8/24 at 9:30am
Wege Foundation Natural Area
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/8/24 at 11:00am
Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/10/24 at 4:45pm
Muskegon County
Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/15/24 at 1:00pm
Anderson Woods Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/15/24 at 3:00pm
Newaygo County
Richmond Woods Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/29/24 at 1:30pm
• Bow hunting is allowed at this preserve. Please dress in bright colors, make your presence known, & take the necessary precautions to remain safe!
Upriver Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/21/24 at 9:00am
McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/21/24 at 10:30am
• Bow hunting is allowed at this preserve. Please dress in bright colors, make your presence known, & take the necessary precautions to remain safe!
Oceana County
Dumaw Woodland Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 11/30/24 at 2:00pm
Ottawa County
Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/1/24 at 1:00pm
Palomita Nature Reserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/1/24 at 2:30pm
Kuker Van-Til Nature Preserve
• Group hike with Joyful Wildcrafting: 12/22/24 at 2:30pm
WHAT CAN YOU WIN?
This year, we have 3 grand prizes, plus an amazing assortment of raffle prizes! Please visit our website for more prize information.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS PRIZE DONORS:
Bill & Paul's Sporthaus
Blandford Nature Center
Books & Mortar Bookstore
Vivant Brewery & Spirits
Co-Create Studio
Conservation Resource Alliance
Grand Rapids Public Museum
John Ball Zoo
KL Media
Ludington Bay Brewing Co.
The Mayfly Project
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Orvis
Muskegon County Parks
Muskegon Museum of Art
Querkus Creative
REI Co-Op
Wild Ones Wellness